Electronmicroscopy of Dental Calculus
- 15 January 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 131 (3394) , 156-158
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3394.156
Abstract
Electron microscopy of ultrathin osmium-fixed sections of dental calculus, cut with a diamond knife without prior decalcification, revealed densely mineralized areas entrapping many degenerating microorganisms, within which were deposited similarly electron-dense crystals. Two principal forms of crystals were found, the predominant type being of the same order of magnitude and shape as those found in bone, and showing the typical characteristics of apatite in selected area electron diffraction patterns.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- Bone salts in unicellular organismsBiochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1958
- MACROMOLECULAR AGGREGATION STATES IN RELATION TO MINERALIZATION: THE COLLAGEN-HYDROXYAPATITE SYSTEM AS STUDIED IN VITROProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1957
- Magnesian Whitlockite, a Major Constituent of Dental CalculusActa Odontologica Scandinavica, 1957
- CRYSTAL‐COLLAGEN RELATIONSHIPS IN BONE AS OBSERVED IN THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. III. CRYSTAL AND COLLAGEN MORPHOLOGY AS A FUNCTION OF AGEAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1955
- Crystallography of Dental Calculus and the Precipitation of Certain Calcium PhosphatesJournal of Dental Research, 1954
- AN ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE CRYSTALLINE INORGANIC COMPONENT OF BONE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORGANIC MATRIXJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1952